rethink possible. . >>> you're looking at live pictures san francisco. outside california's supreme court building at civic center plaza. dozens of supporters gathered there at this hour. they are holding a vigil on this day as the nation's highest court considers california's marriage ban. joining us from washington dc tonight. two men in this legal battle. >> on the left, the city attorney for the city of san francisco, he has defended the city since those first marriage licenses were issued and on the right andy, is he the attorney for protect marriage.com which led the successful campaign for proposition 8 and has defended the initiative ever since. we start with you andy. what's your take away after today's hearing? >> good evening. today's hearing was a very welcome event for us. we really feel we were able to get all of our arguments out that we wanted to address. we had good, thought of questions the justices, really for the first time we feel like we were in front of a fair tribunal. we have been up against a lot of hurdles in court in san franc